The Ruling on the Statement that the Qur'an is Created

Question:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Or not, O Shaykh? If a man says that the Qur'an is created, is he a disbeliever on that basis?

Answer:
No, saying that the Qur'an is created is disbelief, because it denies that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and it also denies an attribute of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), which is that Allah speaks. For this reason, many of the imams fought the Jahmiyyah who say that the Qur'an is created. The Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his *al-Nuniyyah* regarding the Jahmiyyah: "And indeed, fifty scholars in seven lands have adopted their disbelief." So the statement that the Qur'an is created is disbelief. But if one says it while believing it, he is a disbeliever without doubt. As for the one who says it by following the opinion of those who hold this view, without knowing that this view is disbelief, he is misguided and must be guided, but he is not declared a disbeliever until the proof is established against him. If he is following others, he is not declared a disbeliever until the proof is established against him.